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Show I Emery County Progress Tuesday, November IB 29, 1988 poistts Girl take - Moab 49-3- 9 By LARRY W. DAVIS Progress editor The losing streak stopped at two for the Emery High Lady Spartans who bounced back from k opening season losses to pick up a win against Moab on Nov. 22. In a game played at San Rafael Junior High, Emery got away from the visitors in the second period and never looked 9 back in recording the nonconference win. That put the Emery record at 2 in preseason. This week the girls have a busy schedule with a game at Carbon which was played Monday night, a game at home tonight against Duchesne and the region opener at home against South Sevier on Thursday, Dec. 1. After a close first period against Moab which ended 7 for Emery, the Lady Spartans began to take charge in the second quarter. Emery scored the first 10 points in the period to take an 18-- 7 lead. Baskets by Deanna Almond, Stephanie Snow, Kristi Staker and free throws by Paige Funk gave Emery the boost needed to take charge. The Lady Devils from Grand High found scoring tough as Emery held the visitors to just seven points in the period as the Lady Spartans took a 4 lead at the half. Emery came out to score seven of the first eight points in the third period to continue its dominance. Staker scored two field goals on shots; back-to-bac- 49-3- 1-- 8-- 1 ' ht against team to a nonleague win. pttbvs.K.Dvi 28-1- hard-foug- Going strong to the boards for Emery in action Moab last week is Deanna Almond who helped her Sharleen Cannon hit from in- side, and Alayna Larsen added a free throw to go with baskets by Almond Funk later in the quarter as Emery outscored in the period to hold a Moab 2 lead into the final period, Although Moab fought back effort in the behind the period by Dawn Drake, the 11-- 8 39-2- Driving for a layup against Moab is Emery's Kristi Staker, No. I, who ied the visitors fell short. Emery had little scoring in the period, but did get 10 points which came from baskets by Marcy Barnes, Staker and Shannon Beard team in scoring in last week's win over the Lady Devils.. while Staker added two from the line. That all added up to the win for Emery. Staker led the team in scoring with 12 points. Also scoring nt, 49-3- 9, Emery opens with f Wrestlers T begin season in tourney By LARRY W. DAVIS Progress editor Mark Coach 3-- Hansen estimated that Delta probably had the most points, partly due to that teams depth, while Emery and Spanish Fork were in the top three. The tournament was designed to give each of the 12 teams participating matches for all wrestlers, including junior varsity. As a result, the teams with the most wrestlers would receive the most team points. We wanted to get the season off by giving all wrestlers some experience, not just varsity wrestlers, coach Hansen said. Pairings were set up for varsity wrestlers and junior varsity wrestlers, and four mats were used in the early going. The tournament included a list of impressive teams from throughout the state in and 3A divisions. In addition to Emery, Delta and Spanish Fork, there were teams from Manti, North Sanpete, Green River, Wasatch Carbon. Carbon, Academy 3 wins wins. Senior Joe Winder took division with a first in the 130-l0 record. Lyle Everett, a junior, wrestling in the 145-ldivision, placed first with a 0 record, and heavyweight David Turner took first with a 0 b. Although no team scores were kept at the annual Emery Spartan Wrestling Tournament last week, the Spartans were in the thick of things when the final match ended late Tuesday evening. 1A, 2A Duchesne, and East Emery finished the tournament with four varsity champions. In the 125-ldivision, Bodee Allred, a sophomore, took first with three b. were: Larsen, 9; Barnes, 4; Almond, 6; Funk, 6; Cannon, 2; Snow, 6; Beard, 2; and Eden Thompson, 2. Snow also made several blocks in the game b. 3-- 2-- mark. Emery blitzed its competition in the first week of basketball action as the Spartans downed Moab, Morgan and Wasatch over the Thanksgiving holiday. The nonregion games began a road trip for Emery which continues this week at South Sevier on Friday and at Carbon on Saturday. The South Sevier game will be the first Region 10 contest for the Spartans while the Rams will open the season with the Emery game. Also, the Saturday game in Price with be the first game of the young season for the Dinos. Coach Todd Jeffs and his young team got a good initiation into the season with lengthy trips to Moab, Morgan and Heber City. Emery was expected to do well in the first road swing, and it did winning at Moab at Morgan and at Wasatch The latter two games were part of the Wasatch Tournament which ended with Emery in first place Steven and three players Gordon, Shawn Bradley and on the Lynn Tuttle team. In the season opener on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at Moab, Emery was in control from the six-ga- In other varsity divisions for Emery, Mike Eden finished in second with a 1 mark in the 112-ldivision. Jason Jewkes earned a third place finish in the 140-ldivision with a 1 record, and in the 152-ldivision, Casey Allred was second with a 1 mark while his teammate Travis Hess finished third in the same division with a 1 record. In the divison, Chris McCourt took third with a 1 2-- b. 3-- b. b. 2-- 3-- 171-l- b. 3-- record, and Shawn Jeffs finished fourth in the 189 class with a 1 record. 2-- In other divisions, Emerys Bryant Hansen had an 2 record and did not place in the 103 division; Dax Gallegos had an 1 mark in the 119-ldivision; Cody Mecham finished with an 2 record in the 135-l0-- 0-- 81-4- b. Corey VanBuren finished fourth in the 160-ldivision with a 2 record; Reese Randall had an 2 mark in the 171-ldivision; and Jeff Guymon finished with a 2 division; b. 2-- 0-- b. division. record in the 189-lWith finished four first Emery places to Deltas five while the Spartans had two second place finishes to Deltas eight. Also, Emery had three wrestlers finish in third and two who took fourth. Coach Hansen said that while b. 1, 90-7- 8. b. 0-- 91-7- 2, Bodee Allred gains his balance in this action at the Spartan tournament last T uesday. This week Emery hosts Carbon. he was pleased with the four This week the Spartans will will then compete m the first place finishes, he said he continue a home stand with a prestigious Layton Tournament was concerned that Delta had so dual meet against Carbon on Friday and Saturday. The many second place finishes. tonight (Tuesday) with the next home meet for Emery after This shows that Delta is again junior varsity matches getting the Carbon match will be this year loaded with depth at underway at 5:30 and the Thursday, Dec. 8 against varsity following at 7:30. Emery Millard in a region contest. nearly every weight division. ) 4 tipoff. Bradley, Emerys highly touted junior opening scored 17 first-ha- lf Gordon added 10 to while points the boost help Spartans to a 7 e lead. Bradley added just one more (Continued on Page 2B) center, 39-1- half-tim- |